Buprenorphine initiation to treat opioid use disorder in emergency rooms

Emergency rooms across the United States regularly treat patients with opioid use disorder and patients experiencing opioid overdose. Four to six million people in the US are estimated to have opioid use disorder. Over half of overdose related deaths in 2016 resulted from the use of opioids. The majority of deaths involved the use of fentanyl. There is an opioid epidemic plaguing the nation and with emergency rooms at the forefront of the proverbial battlefield; they can potentially play a key role in addressing the problem.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 5, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Stephen Jaeger, Brian Fuehrlein Tags: Review Article Source Type: research